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Household of William Joseph Read (born 1852, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, Kent, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Joseph Read and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Joseph Read, born in 1852 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 5 members. William Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Sophia Read, born in 1855 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; William Henry (born 1878 in Belvedere, Kent, England) and George Alfred (born 1880 in Belvedere, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William Joseph's Mother In L, Harriett Chandler, born in 1813 in City of London, Middlesex, England.


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William Joseph Read's household

Male

William Joseph

Read

Head
Female

Hannah Sophia

Read

Wife
Male

William Henry

Read

Son
Male

George Alfred

Read

Son
Female

Harriett

Chandler

Mother In L
First name(s) William Joseph
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Joseph

Read

Head

Married

29

1852

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Hannah Sophia

Read

Wife

Married

26

1855

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

William Henry

Read

Son

Single

3

1878

Belvedere, Kent, England

George Alfred

Read

Son

Single

1

1880

Belvedere, Kent, England

Harriett

Chandler

Mother In L

Widow

68

1813

City of London, Middlesex, England

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